ROS EOS & EOL timeline

Check ROS end-of-support (EOS), end-of-life (EOL), release and extended-support dates. Compare versions and plan your next upgrade.

• noetic

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMay 23, 2020
  2. End of life (EOL)May 1, 2025

  End of support (EOS)

  Not announced

  Extended support

  Not announced

• melodic

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMay 23, 2018
  2. End of life (EOL)Apr 1, 2023

  End of support (EOS)

  Not announced

  Extended support

  Not announced

• lunar

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMay 23, 2017
  2. End of life (EOL)May 1, 2019

  End of support (EOS)

  Not announced

  Extended support

  Not announced

• kinetic

  End of life
  1. ReleasedMay 23, 2016
  2. End of life (EOL)May 1, 2021

  End of support (EOS)

  Not announced

  Extended support

  Not announced

Support milestones: end of support = Active support; end of life = End Of Life. Unknown dates are shown as “Not announced”. Paid extended support is separate from standard end of life. Support windows may vary by version and edition. Timeline spacing is not a duration scale.